HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 094-19RESOLUTION NO. 0 94- 19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD TO URGE CALTRANS TO BETTER MAINTAIN
THE LANDSCAPING AND REMOVE ALL FIRE HAZARDS
CREATED BY SUCH LANDSCAPING ALONG THE FREEWAY
CORRIDORS WITHIN THE CITY, WHICH INCLUDE SR 58, SR
99, AND SR 178.
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2019, several Bakersfield Firefighters fought a 20 -acre
brush and grass fires along the side of State Route 99 (SR 99), which spread to the
local CarMax car lot located at the 9800 block of Colony Street in Bakersfield,
CA.; and
WHEREAS, if is estimated that the fire caused $2.1 million in damage to the
CarMax parking lot, including 26 cars completely damaged and 60 cars partially
damaged; and
WHEREAS, the City expended approximately $2,949.20 in resources to fight
the fire, which included 10 Bakersfield Fire Department (BFD) emergency units and
26 BFD personnel, leaving numerous areas of the City to be without coverage as
set forth in the memorandum attached hereto and incorporated by reference
herein as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, Bakersfield Councilmember Chris Parlier (Ward 7), whose ward
includes the CarMax lot and surrounding area where the brush and fire occurred,
has received multiple complaints from the nearby auto -mall dealerships,
including Jim Burke Ford, Nissan of Bakersfield and Bili Wright Toyota, about the
deplorable SR 99 landscape conditions and the creation of fire hazards adjacent
to their properties as stated in correspondence attached hereto and
incorporated by reference herein as Exhibit B; and
WHEREAS, these complaints and similar concerns have been referred to
Caltrans, which is the agency that is supposed to maintain the landscaping along
the state freeways, for immediate and remedial action to address the
substandard landscape maintenance along the freeway corridors throughout
the City; and
WHEREAS, the recent fire is not an isolated incident, and inferior
maintenance on the State Highway right-of-way has been the normal; and
WHEREAS, Kern County is characterized by litter and poorly maintained
freeway landscaping, and the situation has existed for a decade or more; and
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WHEREAS, former Mayor Harvey Hall and current Mayor Karen Goh have
been among those that have complained about the unacceptable conditions
as evidenced by the correspondence attached hereto and incorporated by
reference herein as Exhibit C; and
WHEREAS, while some efforts have been made between CalTrans and the
City to address the landscaping along the freeways, such as contracts with the
City to do litter cleanup in specific areas, the ongoing problems have not been
addressed; and
WHEREAS, in light of the recent fires and existing fire hazards surrounding
the freeways within the City, it is urgent that Caltrans officials meet with the City
and our local and state representatives to discuss how our agencies can
collaborate on reaching a permanent solution to address the ongoing
landscape maintenance issues along the freeway corridors within the City,
which include SR 58, SR 99, and SR 178.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Bakersfield as follows:
1. The City Council finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are
true and correct and are hereby incorporated fully as a material
part of this Resolution and based upon such matters, the City
Council makes the additional findings set forth herein below.
2. The City Council finds and declares that it is urgent that the City
meet with Caltrans and our local and state representatives to
discuss how our agencies can collaborate on reaching a
permanent solution to address the ongoing landscape
maintenance issues along the freeway corridors within the City,
which include SR 58, SR 99, and SR 178.
3. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to take
all steps as may be necessary and appropriate to reach a
permanent solution to address the ongoing freeway landscape
maintenance issues in furtherance of and consistent with the
purpose (s) of this Resolution.
4. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption
of this Resolution and it shall become effective immediately upon its
approval.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted
by the Counl gfOt2019City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
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CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
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KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Attorney
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Attachments - Exhibit A, B & C
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BAKERSFIELD F I R E DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM .
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TO:
Alan Tandy, City Manager
FROM:
Anthony Galagazo, Fire Chief
DATE:
June 26, 2019
SUBJECT:
CorMax Incident
The lack of grass/brush clearance along Northbound State Route 99 created an
inevitable occurrence of extreme fire behavior, and regrettably the CarMax
dealership unjustly suffered the consequences of the existing fire hazard. Due to
the fire load of dry grass and brush adjacent to the dealership, created a
difficult situation for firefighters to initially contain the blaze due to the rate of
spread. The incident could have been averted if the proper amount of clearing
had taken place prior to the excessive heat of our summer months in Bakersfield.
In addition to the $2.1 million in damage to the vehicles on the lot, the
Bakersfield Fire Department )BFD) sustained an exceedingly conservative loss in
total personnel and resource expenditures of $2,949.20. More importantly, was
the drain on resources throughout the City of Bakersfield that warranted
numerous areas of the city to be without coverage. This was the cause for
greatly increased response times and limited resources to respond to critical
emergencies, since over 10 BFD emergency units and 26 BFD personnel
responded to the incident.
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Hourly Rafe
Total
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CalOES NA
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Salary/Engine
E2
0.25
0.25
81.40
20.35
20.35
Captain
0.25
0.25
35.44
8.86
8.86
Engineer
0.25
0.25
29.03
7.26
7.26
Firefighter
0.25
0.25
23.06
5.77
5.77
AP3
2.45
2.45
5.88
14.41
14.41
Captain
2.45
2.45
52.52
128.68
1.87
130.54
E13
2.25
2.25
81.40
183.15
183.15
Captain
2.251
2.25
35.44
1 79.74
79.74
Engineer
2.25
2.25
29.03
65.32
65.32
Firefighter
2.25
2.25
23.06
51.89
51.89
E7
3
3
81.40
244.20
244.20
Captain
3
3
35.44
106.32
106.32
Engineer
3
3
29.03
87.09
87.09
Firefighter
3
3
23.06
69.18
69.18
T7
2
21
81.40
162.80
162.80
Captain
2
2
35.44
70.88
70.88
Engineer
2
2
29.03
58.06
58.06
Engineer
2
2
29.03
58.06
58.06
Firefighter
2
2
23.06
46.12
46.12
B2
4.25
4.25
12
51.00
51.00
BC
4.25
4.25
42.38
180.12
180.12
T15
1.75
1.75
81.40
142.45
142.45
Captain
1.75
1.75
35.44
62.02
62.02
Engineer
1.75
1.75
29.03
50.80
50.80
Engineer
1.75
1.75
29.03
50.80
50.80
Firefighter
1.75
1.75
23.06
40.36
40.36
AP2
0.25
0.25
5.88
1.47
1.47
Captain
0.25
0.25
52.52
13.13
0.19
13.32
Ell
0.25
0.25
81.40
20.35
20.35
Captain
0.25
0.251
35.44
8.86
8.86
Engineer
0.25
0.25
29.03
7.26
7.26
Firefighter
0.25
0.25
23.06
5.77
5.77
E4
5
5
81.40
407.00
407.00
Captain
5
5
35.44
177.20
177.20
Engineer
5
5
29.03
145.15
145.15
Firefi hfer
5
5
23.06
115.30
115.30
Total
75.65
75.65
911.03
2,947.14
2.06
2,949.20
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From: Chris farter <chrisparlier@sbcglobal.neU
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 12:23 AM
To: Alan Tandy
Cc: Lauren Skidmore (Smooth); vince.fong@mail.house.gov; Shannon Grove; Karen Goh;
Anthony Galagaza; john.liu@dot.ca.gov
Subject: Fwd: Fox News: California Carmax lot goes up in flames, dozens of vehicles damaged,
destroyed
Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Bakersfield. Think before you click!
Alan,
I have received multiple complaints from auto -mall dealerships about SR99 conditions and hazards
adjacent to their properties, with subsequent referrals to Caltrans. Just last week Jim Burke Ford
complained about fire hazards at their fence line, along with the Toyota and Nissan dealerships not long
before them.
It's no secret that our visible freeway corridor conditions are deplorable, compared to other large
metropolitan regions. The appearance of freeway blight is also one of the main reasons people have a
negative impression of Bakersfield, as they drive through our city.
Ironically, when I was traveling this weekend from Newport Beach after attending the CA League of
Cities forum. Both my wife and I commented to each other while driving about how much better endless
miles of LA/Orange County freeways look, compared to the unkept Caltrans areas/ramps through just
Bakersfield.
Now this neglect has cost a local business millions of dollars, not to mention the expense to the city/county
to fight this dangerous and probably maintenance preventable fire.
After Joe Hay's complaint (Jim Burke Ford), I took the picture below, of the east side freeway conditions
too, ironically it's close to the CarMax lot.
Last month I ran into Lauren Skidmore (Assemblymember Fong's Office) and mentioned that state and
local leaders need to get together to address this issue.
Can city staff please reach out to our local state representatives to help schedule something with them, to
discuss as a group, how this issue can be permanently resolved.
Thank you, Chris
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California Carmax lot goes up in flames, dozens of vehicles damaged, destroyed
Rows of used cars went up in flames Monday as a fire ravaged a CarMax lot in Bakersfield,
Calif., damaging or destroying 86 vehicles.
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From:
Karen Goh
Sent:
Tuesday, lune 25, 2019 3:46 AM
To:
john.liu@dotca.gov
Cc:
Chris Parlier, Alan Tandy
Subject:
Fwd: Fox News: California Carmax lot goes up in flames, dozens of vehicles damaged,
destroyed
Hello, John,
I'm writing to request your leadership in adressing this issue raised by Vice Mayor Chris Pother. This is
unacceptable and dangerous. I'm out of the country with a Sister City delegation, but I hope you and Caltrans
will rectify this situation in a timely manner.
I appreciated your excellent follow up when we discussed the barrage of negative comments from our residents
and the urgency of prioritizing the clean up of the freeways in Bakersfield. Thank you for finding the funding
allocation. We are similarly counting on you to respond to this pressing issue, John.
Thank you,
Karen Got
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chris Parlier <chrisparlier@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Jun 25, 2019 9:23 AM
Subject: Fwd: Fox News: California Carmax lot goes up in flames, dozens of vehicles damaged, destroyed
To: Alan Tandy <atandy@bakersfieldcity.us>
Ce: "Lauren Skidmore (Smooth)" <Lauren.skidmore@asm.ca.gov>,vince.fong@mail.house.gov,Shannon
Grove <sgrove@clsri.com>,Karen Goh<kgoh@bakersfieldcity.us>,Anthony Galagaza
<agalagaz@bakersfieldfire.us>john.liu@dot.ca.gov
Wareing: This email originated from outside the City of Bakersfield. Think before you click!
Alan,
I have received multiple complaints from auto -mall dealerships about SR99 conditions and hazards
adjacent to their properties, with subsequent referrals to Caltrans. Just last week Jim Burke Ford
complained about fire hazards at their fence line, along with the Toyota and Nissan dealerships not long
before them.
It's no secret that our visible freeway corridor conditions are deplorable, compared to other large
metropolitan regions. The appearance of freeway blight is also one of the main reasons people have a
negative impression of Bakersfield, as they drive through our city.
Ironically, when I was traveling this weekend from Newport Beach after attending the CA League of
Cities forum. Both my wife and I commented to each other while driving about how much better endless
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miles of LA/Orange County freeways look, compared to the unkept Caltrans areas/ramps through just
Bakersfield.
Now this neglect has cost a local business millions of dollars, not to mention the expense to the
city/county to fight this dangerous and probably maintenance preventable fire.
After Joe Hay's complaint (Jim Burke Ford), I took the picture below, of the east side freeway
conditions too, ironically it's close to the CarMax lot.
Last month I ran into Lauren Skidmore (Assemblymember Fong's Office) and mentioned that state and
j local leaders need to get together to address this issue.
Can city staff please reach out to our local state representatives to help schedule something with them, to
discuss as a group, how this issue can be permanently resolved.
Thank you, Chris
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California Carmax lot goes up in flames, dozens of vehicles damaged, destroyed
Rows of used cars went up in flames Monday as a fire ravaged a CarMax lot in Bakersfield,
Calif, damaging or destroying 86 vehicles.
Read in Fox News: httos,//annle.news/AlTm66hFISTKV ETViRfJlg
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